In the afternoon, Kamikaze Temple has already started preparing meals for tomorrow morning, but strictly adheres to the rule of two meals a day.
After all, the replenishment supplies haven't arrived yet, so we can't be too picky. Moreover, the more people there are, the stricter the rules should be. If one person asks now and gives them the things, it will be difficult to refuse if another person asks later.
The Shangshi Si performed his duties conscientiously, and the people from the Ministry of Revenue saw it and couldn't help but envy him.
If I remember correctly, the Shangshisi was originally under the jurisdiction of their Ministry of Revenue. Later, the Grand Secretary of the Zhongji Palace asked for it, and it was given to the Ministry of Rites. How come so many capable female officials were assigned to other places?
Working with smart people is not as fun as working with colleagues who are as stupid as pigs.
No one else knows about the Ministry of Revenue's regret, but now the Kamikaze Temple is full of joy. After all, the people have suffered a lot and they are recovering quickly.
Some of the children, who were already wearing thicker clothes, were making snowmen inside the temple, looking carefree.
The Ministry of Revenue also found the old man from this farm and asked them to manage the people in batches. Those who could work should go out to collect firewood to make fire in the kitchen, boil water and cook, while those who could not work should stay quietly in the halls and not cause trouble.
Once the court makes a decision, they will be properly resettled.
Now the people are very convinced by what the Ministry of Revenue says, so naturally they believe what it says.
Besides, it’s so cold today and no one wants to cause trouble, so it’s better to chat in the temple and think about what to do next.
For next spring plowing, whether it is to reclaim the original land or to open up new land, we need to have an idea.
I just don’t know what the imperial court will ask them to do.
Su Wan looked in the direction of Kyoto. It was more than thirty miles away, which should not be difficult to walk according to common sense. However, it was snowing heavily and it was difficult for the carriage to move forward.
I don't know where Xie Pei and the others are going. Should it be possible to go back on horseback?
night.
The Qinzheng Hall in the imperial palace in the capital was brightly lit.
The second prince tried hard to explain the whole story.
In fact, the saints, several university scholars, and several ministers present already understood something in their hearts.
It's about the monks occupying farmland and houses. If it happened at any other time, they would have been dealt with according to the law.
But the fact that saints respect Buddha makes things difficult.
After all, they just want to build a temple, and the saint can only be happy, so he can't help but be biased.
Only a dozen people died. The baby in swaddling clothes was indeed pitiful, but most people were fine. Moreover, the second prince said that people pointed out the wasteland to the farmers, and the houses built by these farmers themselves were not solid. If anyone said they were wrong, then they were all wrong.
It's not just the monks' fault.
These monks knew that someone had died, so they came to Kyoto in advance to atone their sins and asked the palace masters for forgiveness several times. Now they have been imprisoned in the Buddhist prison, chanting scriptures every day and accepting their punishment.
There were also high monks from other temples who came to plead for mercy and were willing to donate food and supplies. Their intention was all the same, asking the saint to show leniency.
After the Second Prince arrived in Kyoto, he immediately learned the news from his biological mother, so when he came to report, he also downplayed the matter. He was trying to figure out the emperor's intentions and reduce a big matter to a small one according to the emperor's wishes.
After hearing this, the saint was relieved. It would be bad if he killed someone just because he respected Buddha.
But if the houses built by the people themselves are not good, then it cannot be blamed on the monks. According to what the second prince said, this matter can be easily handled.
Let the people wait for spring and continue to cultivate the wasteland. Let the monks give them more financial subsidies so that they can be resettled. As for the people who died this time, their families should also be given good subsidies.
The matter is over.
Anyway, the second prince also said that the victims have been properly resettled and will not cause any trouble.
It was placed in the Kamikaze Temple next door, which shows that the Buddhists sincerely repented and knew that what they did was wrong.
When the abbot of the Shinfeng Temple heard that nearly three thousand people in Dawen Village were in trouble, he came to beg for mercy and help to atone for their sins as soon as possible. This is a good thing.
The disaster relief team has not yet returned to Beijing, but a complete chain of evidence has been formed here, and the conclusion is this.
It is indeed wrong for the monks to occupy the land and houses of Dawen Village, so they should be compensated.
However, the new houses built by the people of Dawen Village were of poor quality and collapsed under the snow, but it had nothing to do with them and they should not be fined. Naturally, the lives lost could not be blamed on the monks.
However, Buddhism was compassionate, and the monks in the capital collected a thousand taels of silver as compensation and gave it to the farmers in Dawen Village, allowing them to find a new place to settle down.
Several grand secretaries watched coldly as the saint and the second prince sang the same tune. A case in which ten lives were lost was just let go like this?
The masters and monks are clean and innocent?
Who wouldn't find this ridiculous?
Not serious yet?
If it was not serious, would they stay to discuss the snow disaster in Da Wenzhuang after discussing other political affairs?
It was already dark outside, but the crowd was still reluctant to leave. The sage didn't understand what this meant.
The Grand Secretary of the Dongge suddenly said, "Three princes have gone to provide disaster relief, and the Third Prince is the leader. Should we wait for them to come back before deciding how to deal with them in the end?"
This Dongge Grand Secretary used to be like a free and easy person, but he kept speaking up about Xie Pei's affairs. The Saint had long been suspicious of him, and now he looked unfriendly.
He didn't even have to think about it. If Xie Pei came back, would he allow this matter to be easily covered?
As the Grand Secretary of the Dongke Academy, his position is too secure.
The saint was not in a position to say anything, but the second prince said, "Grand Secretary of the East Pavilion, my father has already made a decision. Do you think what he said is wrong?"
"This matter is clear and straightforward. It is not the fault of the monks. They are still praying for the deceased sincerely. You should know how many people in Kyoto want to hear them chanting but don't have the blessing."
It sounds as if being able to listen to the perpetrators chanting sutras after death would be the best thing.
The saint looked at the second prince with satisfaction.
I didn't expect that this son could be of some use. Why wasn't he brought up to the political arena earlier? If he is not convenient to say something, the second son can say everything.
As the discussion here was getting heated, a voice came from the door that even the Second Prince of Saint did not want to hear.
"The Third Prince is back!"
"The people from the Ministry of Revenue are back too!"
The Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue had not said anything just now, and only now did he look outside. He did not believe what others said, and only his own subordinates were trustworthy.
Only two of the three princes have returned, what about the eldest prince?
As soon as someone asked, the official from the Ministry of Revenue said casually, "We saw the eldest prince when we were riding back. His carriage was stuck in the mud and snow. He should be looking for someone to push the carriage now."
Everyone was silent.
Okay.
It seems that there is no important news from the eldest prince. It is difficult to ride a horse in such a heavy snowstorm, let alone take a carriage?
Everyone ignored this matter and subconsciously looked at the Third Prince who was coming in the snow. He had obviously been running all the way and came directly into the palace in the snow.
He carries a lot of frost on him, yet makes people feel he is trustworthy.
Sure enough, after hearing the decision to be made, the Third Prince sneered and said, "A monk who only drinks wine and eats meat has also become a high monk?"
As he said that, he asked someone to bring out the bacon that was searched out of the Kamikaze Temple. "Just now I heard from you that the high monk from the Kamikaze Temple came to Kyoto to plead for mercy for the monk who had seized Da Wenzhuang?"
"Indeed, we should ask for mercy. The monk who seized the land is from the same school as the monk from the Shinfeng Temple. They are legitimate brothers."
"As for the method of seizing land by force, I naturally learned it from my senior brother, the abbot of the Kamikaze Temple."
"This is not the only case of drunken monks seizing land. I hope that Father will conduct a thorough investigation."
As soon as Xie Pei arrived, he threw out a few exclamations.
Land occupation is not an isolated case. The monk who occupied Dawen Village and the abbot of the Kamikaze Temple who tried to be a good person were actually brothers?
And there are successful precedents?
But this bacon?
Xie Pei said: "I accidentally saw in the kitchen of the Shenfeng Temple that there are still dozens of kilograms of such bacon."
See meat in a Buddhist temple?
If it was before the Northern and Southern Dynasties, it would be fine, but now which temple in Tianxiang Kingdom says that they eat meat?
Upon hearing this, the saint angrily asked, "Is this still a monk? There is meat in the temple?!"
When everyone looked over, the saint added: "They're also seizing the land? Are they all in the same group?"
Xie Pei looked at him, as if he was talking to a saint, or explaining to the court officials: "Yes, I went with the Ministry of Revenue to investigate, and found that some of the fleeing monks ran to the Kamikaze Temple, and the abbot of the Kamikaze Temple ran to Kyoto, so I became suspicious."
"Using the excuse that the disaster victims were taking shelter in the Kamikaze Temple, we secretly investigated. With evidence from witnesses and objects, we found that these people were simply a bunch of fake monks."
"They occupied land privately in the name of Buddhism, colluded with officials, and forced the people around them to build temples in order to make money."
"The Shenfeng Temple has only more than a hundred monks, but it actually occupies more than 200 acres of land, and they also assigned some people to build in Dawen Village. They just want to use the same old tricks to make money."
"Just look at this bacon and you'll know they are all fake monks."
Fake monk.
The saint finally found the point and said, "It turns out that it has nothing to do with the masters. It is a group of villains who use the name of Buddhism to harm innocent people. They must be severely punished!"
At this time, Zhongjidian University looked at Xie Pei.
No matter whether they are fake monks or not, the saint will only take action if they are labeled as fake monks. After all, they are fake, so he will not blame the Buddha.
It was actually to save face for him.
The purpose of saving face is to better deal with those who occupy the land.
This also shows that these monks are not your "own people" as saints, so there is no need to protect them so hard, right?
The saint really took the step given by Xie Pei. Even though he knew that Xie Pei did it on purpose, he still had to do what he said.
With just a few words, the situation was under Xie Pei's control.
So what if you come early? If you come early, you know nothing and you come up with a bad idea of lifting it high and then putting it down gently.
You still want to take the credit?
Isn't this a dream?
Just when everyone thought that Xie Pei said that the monks from Shenfeng Temple and Dawenzhuang were fake monks in order to save face for the saint so that he could deal with this group of people.
Xie Pei added: "There are more fake monks in Beijing than these. I heard that the monk from Da Wenzhuang went to the Buddhist prison to plead guilty as soon as he arrived. Is this a plea or a refuge?"
"It seems that there are definitely more fake monks in the Buddhist community in Beijing."
"Please allow me to continue my investigation, so as to purify Buddhism and uphold the orthodox teachings!"
???
Is this hand going to reach into the inner prison of Buddhism?
Dongge University Scholar immediately followed up: "Yes, Saint, there are all kinds of people in Buddhism now. The monks from Dawen Village and Shenfeng Temple can act like this, so they must have someone to protect them. It is most appropriate to let the Third Prince handle this matter, and he will definitely be able to restore a clean and honest Buddhism to the Saint."
The saint stood up immediately and stared at Xie Pei.
OK.
This is Xie Pei.
I knew that you coming here would be no good!
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